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PGCPS board orders plan on charter per-pupil allocations after weeks of public outcry
Summary
After more than a dozen public commenters urged the board to halt proposals to shift special-education overage costs to charter schools, the Prince George’s County Board of Education voted unanimously to direct the superintendent to develop a comprehensive transparency plan on per-pupil allocations, funding streams and charter renewal processes to present April 24.
The Prince George’s County Board of Education voted unanimously on March 27 to direct the superintendent to work with charter network leaders and produce a comprehensive plan on per-pupil allocations, transparency in charter agreements and renewal processes, and charter funding streams, to be presented at the board’s April 24 meeting.
The motion, made publicly by board member identified in the transcript as Zakiyah Gwen McCance and restated on the record during new business, follows extensive public comment from parents, charter leaders and community groups who warned that the district may shift district-incurred special-education “overage” costs onto charter schools. Speakers—including Ashish Vedalia of the Chesapeake Lighthouse…
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